Flip Video Cameras & iMovie in the Language Arts Classroom
Practical Idea Page
To Support Reading:
- book commercials & scenes instead of the typical book report
- create an iMovie combining still pictures, video, and sound to present a book – could focus on characterization and changes in a character (see next page).
- point of view
To Support Writing:
- persuasive essay read over still photos – this brings up the question of what images can best represent and enhance essay content without just showing exactly what is being said.
- students teach each other – benefit of video clips is being able to show it multiple times and post on-line.
To Support Curriculum in General:
- Vocab. Video of the Week (either made by teacher or students)
- used as a tool to practice speeches.
- to make a clone of myself. ☺
- reinforce education learned on a field trip.
Westing Game character exploration iMovie project! (Here's an example of a project sheet to have students create an iMovie based on a book. In this case they've done the book together and are now using iMovie to represent changes in characters and important scenes between their two characters.)
If you are an heir, work with your pair.
Always work on the same computer. We’re on computer
Your movie must include the following:
Still pictures:
heirs – 2 still pictures for each to show before & after character traits
non-heirs – 1 still picture each to show a character trait
Video:
heirs – act out an important scene for your pair and video tape it (you may need to ask other characters to play their parts if they’re in the scene)
non-heirs – act out an important scene for each one of your characters (you may need to ask other characters to play their parts in your scene)
Titles:
- label each of your still pictures with a title on top of the picture that tells if it’s before or after and what trait it’s showing.
- Put a title before your whole movie to tell what two characters you are
- Put a title before or on top of the video to tell what scene it is and what page number in the book
- Put credits at the end of your movie to thank those who played other parts in your movie
Sound:
- Use the microphone to record your own voice talking about why and how your character has changed throughout the book. Put this sound over the pictures of the character traits. (Non-heirs should put a voice-over on top of the character trait pictures to tell about their character.)
- Put music on during the credits.
Extras:
If you would like to include anything else in your movie, just make sure it’s appropriate to class, your character, and Westing Game and doesn’t take away from the important stuff in your movie. Be sure you’ve done the required parts before you work on extras.
Practical Idea Page
To Support Reading:
- book commercials & scenes instead of the typical book report
- create an iMovie combining still pictures, video, and sound to present a book – could focus on characterization and changes in a character (see next page).
- point of view
To Support Writing:
- persuasive essay read over still photos – this brings up the question of what images can best represent and enhance essay content without just showing exactly what is being said.
- students teach each other – benefit of video clips is being able to show it multiple times and post on-line.
To Support Curriculum in General:
- Vocab. Video of the Week (either made by teacher or students)
- used as a tool to practice speeches.
- to make a clone of myself. ☺
- reinforce education learned on a field trip.
Westing Game character exploration iMovie project! (Here's an example of a project sheet to have students create an iMovie based on a book. In this case they've done the book together and are now using iMovie to represent changes in characters and important scenes between their two characters.)
If you are an heir, work with your pair.
Always work on the same computer. We’re on computer
Your movie must include the following:
Still pictures:
heirs – 2 still pictures for each to show before & after character traits
non-heirs – 1 still picture each to show a character trait
Video:
heirs – act out an important scene for your pair and video tape it (you may need to ask other characters to play their parts if they’re in the scene)
non-heirs – act out an important scene for each one of your characters (you may need to ask other characters to play their parts in your scene)
Titles:
- label each of your still pictures with a title on top of the picture that tells if it’s before or after and what trait it’s showing.
- Put a title before your whole movie to tell what two characters you are
- Put a title before or on top of the video to tell what scene it is and what page number in the book
- Put credits at the end of your movie to thank those who played other parts in your movie
Sound:
- Use the microphone to record your own voice talking about why and how your character has changed throughout the book. Put this sound over the pictures of the character traits. (Non-heirs should put a voice-over on top of the character trait pictures to tell about their character.)
- Put music on during the credits.
Extras:
If you would like to include anything else in your movie, just make sure it’s appropriate to class, your character, and Westing Game and doesn’t take away from the important stuff in your movie. Be sure you’ve done the required parts before you work on extras.
Your movie is due on __